Database Administrator - Mongo

Contract position

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field required
• 4 years of experience managing MONGODB environment
• 4 years of experience with MONGODB ENTERPRISE edition with OPS MANAGER
• Working on Linux servers (not necessary as an ADMIN)
• Strong proficiency in performance tuning
• Strong proficiency in backup/restore techniques
• Strong proficiency in Linux operating system and scripts developments
• Experience working with AWS infrastructures services (EC2, S3)

Responsibilities:

• Managing installations and upgrades
• Assisting Development Teams in designing and optimising systems
• Carrying out database administration tasks
• Working with SECURITY team to manage access and compliance
• Checking OS and Database logs
• Do backups and restores as requested
• Do regular disaster recovery trials
• Profile server resource usage, optimise and tweak as necessary
• Regularly review AD groups to make sure membership is still valid
• Provide output to internal and external auditors as requested
• Implement encryption and data masking options where required
• Grant permission to servers and databases in conjunction with standards as per security team
• Review DBMS software licenses for compliance as well as opportunities to reduce costs.
  
  Resolve incidents
• To research, assess and implement new features of MONGODB
• Troubleshoot and support on DBA issues
• Perform change management tasks to push data changes to various systems in the enterprise
• Identifies new opportunities for optimization, budgeting, and hiring